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John R. Ness is CEO and majority shareholder of ODW Logistics, Inc. and affiliates. ODW is a $305 million Third Party Logistics Provider (3PL) headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. ODW is high-growth business that helps clients transform their supply chain into a worry-free, highly efficient engine for their business. ODW designs and delivers omni-channel logistics solutions that includes: supply chai...

Dusty Martin is the Director of Operations for ODW Logistics, where he oversees 4 of our Columbus, Ohio Distribution Centers. We sat down with Dusty to learn more about the impact his role has on ODW and our clients. 1. What’s your background and previous work experience? When I graduated college from the University of Cincinnati I ended of working for Enterprise-Rent-a-car for 6 years where I r...

Providing warehousing and fulfillment services for cosmetics, health and beaty, and personal care products has a lot of unique requirements. The nature of the products, as well as the potential high value, make for some specific challenges when it comes to storing and shipping the cosmetics. An obvious difference between cosmetics and other products can be a higher importance placed on appearance...

Going Beyond the Basics With hundreds of 3PL providers competing for your business, you might assume that it’s easy to find the right one. Maybe it’s as simple as getting a few quotes and taking the lowest bid. That sounds great until your deliveries are not on time, inevitable challenges arise or the provider simply lacks the scale to meet your needs. It’s better to take a more strategic approa...

Most companies don’t look to partner with a third-party logistics provider (3PL) if their business is stagnant with no intent to grow. Shippers partner with logistics service providers like ODW Logistics to scale their business quickly, increase their visibility into their supply chain, and gain shipping and distribution efficiencies. Companies that are looking to expand their warehouse footprin...